Saintly figure appears in fishy family photo

Twins Phil and Mick Cahalane, 45, possess a family photo with an intriguing story. According to the brothers, the photo was taken more than 100 years ago in Scotland and shows their great-grandfather with the image of a “saintly” figure.

The pair first saw the photo as children, when their mother produced it at a family gathering. “What I heard was that he had gone on a boat trip out in the ocean somewhere and a really bad storm came through as he was fishing,” Phil, who lives in Quakers Hill, Australia, said.

“He started praying because he thought he was going to die. The storm passed and because he thought it was safe, he kept fishing, and that’s when he caught most of his fish. When he got to land he took a photo with all the fish he caught and this image showed up in the photo.”



The boys were told the figure was St Teresa of Avila.

Mick, who lives in Colyton, said his mother used to carry it around with her up until her death last year. After that, his father carried it in his wallet until he died six months later.

At that point the family discovered it in their father’s possessions. “I’m not a real big believer but this shows people that maybe something is out there, and that gives people hope,” Mick said.